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Tuesday, 5 November 2019 51 [No 10—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES ________________________ QUESTION PAPER ________________________ NOTE: 1.

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 Indicates a question for oral reply.

■ Indicates a written question transferred for oral reply in terms of [Rule 249].
In terms of Rule 246(4), no more than six questions for oral reply may be put to a Minister in respect of any one Government department on any particular day.

Questions in excess of this quota are summarised at the end of the Question Paper.
Table of Contents ECONOMICS Cluster 4C Minister of Communications ......................................................................................... 52, 54 Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure ................................................................. 54, 55 Minister of Transport ..................................................................................................... 55, 56 Page 52 Tuesday, 5 November 2019 [No 10—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY TUESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 2019 Financial viability at SABC 215.
Mr T B Matibe (Limpopo: ANC) to ask the Minister of Communications: Whether her department has developed any mechanisms and interventions to ensure financial viability and sustainability of the SA Broadcasting Corporation; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO446E Complaints from community radio stations 203.
Mr A Arnolds (Western Cape: EFF) to ask the Minister of Communications: (1) Whether she has received any complaints from the community radio stations that were closed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa as a result of the expired licences; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether she has intervened in this regard; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO434E SABC sexual harassment report 216.


Ms T C Modise (North West: ANC) to ask the Minister of Communications: Whether any officials have been held accountable since the release of the SA Broadcasting Corporation’s inquiry report on sexual harassment; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO447E Air conditioning in mail-sorting rooms 210.
Ms M O Mokause (Northern Cape: EFF) to ask the Minister of Communications: Whether, considering the conditions that employees at the Tshwane Mail Centre are working under, her department will provide air conditioning in the mail-sorting rooms for winter and summer conditions; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the further relevant details?

CO441E SABC debt to municipalities 217.
Mr T S C Dodovu (North West: ANC) to ask the Minister of Communications: (1) Whether her department has quantified the total amount that the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) owes to municipalities; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; Tuesday, 5 November 2019 53 [No 10—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT (2) whether any plans are in place to ensure that the SABC settles its municipal debts; if not, why not; if so, (a) what plans and (b) what are the further relevant details?
CO448E Insourcing of contract employees 209.

Ms M O Mokause (Northern Cape: EFF) to ask the Minister of Communications: Whether security guards and other employees who are on contract at the Tshwane Mail Centre will be insourced; if not, why not; if so, (a) when and (b) what are the further relevant details?

CO440E Payment of royalties by SABC ■6.
Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Communications: [Written Question No 16] (1) Whether, with reference to her reply to Question 14 on 11 March 2019, any plans are in place to ensure that royalties that are owed to each person and/or company by the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) are paid as soon as possible; if not, why not; if so, what plans; (2) (3) whether the SABC is involved in any litigations concerning the outstanding payments of such royalties; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; whether the SABC has opposed any actions by creditors; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) why and (b) how much was paid in legal fees in this regard?
CW16E Amount paid to ICT SMME ■7.
Mr D R Ryder (Gauteng: DA) to ask the Minister of Communications: [Written Question No 59] (1) (a) How much has (i) the Telecommunications and Postal Services and/or (ii) its entities paid to the Information and Communications Technology Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise Chamber in each of the past three financial years and (b) what was the (i) nature and (ii) desired outcome of each transaction; (2) whether his department received (a) a report and/or (b) an outcome on the completed transactions; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
CW107E 54 Tuesday, 5 November 2019 [No 10—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Persons/companies owed by SABC ■9.

Mr M Nhanha (Eastern Cape: DA) to ask the Minister of Communications: [Written Question No 195] (a) How much is owed by the SA Broadcasting Corporation to each person and/or company in royalties as at 30 September 2019 and (b) what are the (i) names of the persons and/or companies and (ii) amounts that are owed in each case?

CW315E Alignment/integrated coordination of EPWP 212.
Mr K M Mmoiemang (Northern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure: Whether there is any aligned and integrated coordination of the Expanded Public Works Programme across the three spheres of government; if not, (a) why not and (b) what are the (i) challenges in this regard and (ii) processes to strengthen the alignment of the work of her department across the spheres; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO443E Pinetown Police Station 200.


Mr T J Brauteseth (KwaZulu-Natal: DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure: Whether she will undertake to intervene to address urgently the deteriorating infrastructure at the Pinetown Police Station (details furnished); if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO431E State land redistributed 213.


Mr E R Landsman (North West: ANC) to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure: Whether any State land has been redistributed to the landless and dispossessed persons of South Africa over the past 25 years; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO444E Properties for low-cost human settlements 208.
Mr T J Brauteseth (KwaZulu-Natal: DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure: (a) How many properties under her department in Cape Town have been earmarked to be released for low-cost human settlements, (b) what procedures will be followed for the release of such properties, (c) which (i) spheres of government and/or (ii) departments they will be released to and (d) what is the expected time frame within which such properties will be released?
CO439E Tuesday, 5 November 2019 55 [No 10—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Corruption/maladministration in department 214.

Mr M Dangor (Gauteng: ANC) to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure: Whether her department is making any progress in dealing with corruption and maladministration in the department; if not, why not; if so, (a) what progress and (b) what are the further relevant details?

CO445E Buildings for manufacturing 204.
Ms M O Mokause (Northern Cape: EFF) to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure: (1) Whether there are any government-owned buildings that are suitable for manufacturing which could be made available rent-free to local manufacturers in order to support small businesses; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether she will (a) provide a list of such buildings and (b) outline the process to be followed to access them; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO435E 205.

Ms M L Moshodi (Free State: ANC) to ask the Minister of Transport: Plans for festive period accidents Whether his department has any short- and long-term plans to address the high number of accidents and deaths on the roads during the festive season; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO436E 198.
Mr T J Brauteseth (KwaZulu-Natal: DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: Backlog of operating licences (1) Whether he has been informed of the backlog of operating licences for tourist transport operators at the National Public Transport Regulator; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what plans are in place to reduce the backlog and (b) what is the current waiting period for accreditation; (2) whether there is any protection for operators who are currently waiting for the Board to approve their applications in order to continue to use their vehicles without being impounded; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether Members of the Board have any experience in the tourism sector; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO429E 56 Tuesday, 5 November 2019 [No 10—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT 206.

Ms Z V Ncitha (Eastern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Transport: Rail passenger services (a) What are the (i) plans and (ii) processes to deal with safety on the trains and (b) how reliable and efficient is the service as rail passenger services are the most affordable mode of transport for ordinary citizens and workers?

CO437E Statistics on rail manual authorisations 199.
Mr T J Brauteseth (KwaZulu-Natal: DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: (1) Whether, with reference to the rate of manual authorisations and the resultant speed restrictions on the rail network which has risen dramatically since January 2018, he will provide the most recent statistics regarding (a) manual authorisations, (b) the causes thereof and (c) their impact on the commuter train schedules; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what actions are being taken to address the matter?
CO430E Scholar transport policy 211.

Mr S E Mfayela (KwaZulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Transport: What is his department’s position on the scholar transport policy that was demanded by Equal Education in KwaZulu-Natal?

CO442E 207.
CO442E 207.

Mr M I Rayi (Eastern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Transport: SANRAL network: stimulus package (1) What progress has been made in relation to the major projects of the multi-billion-rand stimulus package that he announced regarding the SA National Roads Agency Limited network; (2) whether such package is successful in reviving economic activities in the country; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO438E Rehabilitation of road ■8.


Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Transport: [Written Question No 96] (a) What is the (i) name and (ii) registration number of the company that was awarded the contract to rehabilitate the R708 between Winburg and Marquard, (b) what is the time frame for the completion of the project, (c) what is the total value of the contract and (d) what are the details of other tenders that were received for this contract?
CW179E Tuesday, 5 November 2019 57 [No 10—2019] FIRST SESSION, SIXTH PARLIAMENT Questions in excess of the quota in terms of Rule 246(4): 197.

Mr A B Cloete (Free State: FF Plus)—Public Works and Infrastructure.

201.

Mr T J Brauteseth (KwaZulu-Natal: DA)—Public Works and Infrastructure.

202.

Mr M S Moletsane (Free State: EFF)—Transport.